Football Manager 2018: The 20 best central defenders in the new game

The 20 most expensive central defenders in Football Manager 2018

FOOTBALL MANAGER 2018 is out today, and these are the top central defenders you can sign.

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Kurt Zouma (Stoke) - £39m

“Southampton, Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester City, Stoke and Manchester United stars are all included”

We’ve looked through the prices of every player who is classified as a central defenders in the game, and identified the 20 most valuable.

Plenty of surprising players feature among these pricy defenders, who range in value from £35m to £62m.

Several Premier League players make the cut, including Southampton, Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester City, Stoke and Manchester United stars.

They are joined by continental megastars from Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Paris St-Germain and Atletico Madrid.

West Brom’s Jonny Evans is, at £35m, just as valuable as the cheapest player on this list, but as his wages are only £65,000-a-week as opposed to £80,000, we have included the other centre-back instead.

It’s worth noting that some of the players primary positions are slightly different - either full-backs or defensive midfielders, but the game classifies them as centre-backs too.

CLICK THROUGH THE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE THE 20 MOST VALUABLE CENTRE-BACKS.